Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 123 | 131 | 88 | 86 | 106 | 1436 | 4261 | 5386 | 5942 | 5253 | 4248 | 4221 | 2282 | 1676 | 1278 | 882 | 1044 | 353 | 669 | 518 | 366 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.67m | 5:14PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.66m | 5:54PM1.77m | 6:11AM1.65m | 6:35PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.34m | 11:41AM0.29m | 00:12AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 123 | 131 | 61 | 39 | 20 | 57 | 134 | 125 | 137 | 155 | 151 | 3288 | 2282 | 1676 | 1278 | 882 | 1044 | 353 | 669 | 518 | 366 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 78 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 58 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 125 | 164 | 336 | 299 | 336 | 269 | 248 | 205 | 197 | 181 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 41 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 78 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 286 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 480 | 278 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 106 | 1436 | 4261 | 5386 | 5942 | 5253 | 4248 | 4221 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 3 | 145 | 3 | 13 | 101 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 163 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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